Artist Spotlight

Beth Warmath

Beth Warmath has been an artist on the west coast of Florida (Tampa Bay Area) for 21 years specializing in murals and public art, which have taken her all over the country. Warmath received her Bachelor of Fine Art degree at the University of Memphis, specializing in graphic design, then moved to Florida to launch […]

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Dustin Spagnola

Dustin Spagnola is a contemporary visual artist who has shown and created work in NYC, Miami, New Orleans, Richmond, Atlanta, Detroit, the District of Columbia, Nepal, Japan and in his home, Asheville, NC. His work is often political in nature and eschews corporate advertising and graffiti culture alike. He created the meme, “Bush Holding the […]

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IOBY Interview with Karen Golightly

AWESOME PROJECT: A new 70-artist graffiti wall is coming to Memphis “If you want to learn about a city, look at its walls.” – iNO It was the impermanence of graffiti that first drew Karen Golightly in, years ago. A native of Mobile, Alabama – not, needless to say, known for its graffiti – she […]

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Graffiti: Art for the Lucky

Drive anywhere in Memphis and you’ll see it, hiding in alleys, looming high on overpasses, gracing abandoned warehouses, donning ditches and culverts, painted on the sides of dumpsters, buildings, and trains. You may try to ignore it, but it’s there, when you go to the movies, drive to work, walk down the street. And in […]

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